The F-1 allotetraploid Vaccinium uliginosum(female) Vaccinium vitis-idaea(male) was found to be fertile and genetically compatible at different cross levels with taxonomically and geographically remote Vaccinioideae species. This genotype offers awide application for artificial selection in V. vitis-idaea breeding by the remote hybridization method and for the production of genotypes with predetermined properties adapted to a wide range of growth conditions. (C) 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.